House Dems go into “complete meltdown” as Schumer folds  —  House Democrats erupted into apoplexy Thursday night after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said he would support Republicans' stopgap government funding measure.  —  Why it matters: House Democrats feel like they “walked the plank,” in the words of one member.

Democratic Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva Of Arizona Dies From Complications From Cancer Treatment  —  Rep. Raúl Grijalva, a 12-term Democrat from Arizona, has died after complications from cancer treatment, his office says.  —  Democratic U.S. Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva of Arizona …

Judge orders thousands of probationary employees fired by Trump be reinstated  —  U.S. District Judge James Bredar granted a temporary restraining order against numerous agencies and departments affected by the administration's reduction in workforce efforts.

Inside Elon Musk's ‘Digital Coup’  —  Musk's loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people's most sensitive data.  The next step: Unleash the AI.  —  As America's most decorated civil servants sipped cocktails …

Mahmoud Khalil Isn't the Only Green-Card Holder Targeted for Arrest  —  As the details of Mahmoud Khalil's arrest by U.S. immigration agents first emerged this week, attorneys I spoke with were so astonished that they wondered if the government had made a mistake.

Musk Retweets 'Hitler Didn't Murder Millions' Message Amid Ongoing Nazi Controversy  —  Tesla chief and presidential adviser Elon Musk shared a post Thursday that said public sector workers, not Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, murdered millions of people, marking the billionaire's latest Nazi-related post …

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow birthright citizenship ban in some states  —  Lower court judges have blocked Trump's initiative nationwide, saying it violates the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment.  —  just now  —  The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday …

Stocks Tumble Into Correction as Investors Sour on Trump  —  The S&P 500 is now more than 10% below its last record high — a line in the sand for investors worried about a sell-off gathering steam.  —  The world's most widely followed stock-market benchmark slid into a correction on Thursday …

Judge rejects DOJ's effort to expand reach of Trump's Jan. 6 pardon  —  U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich, a Trump appointee, called the Justice Department's position irrational.  —  A federal judge has denied the Justice Department's attempt to apply President Donald Trump's blanket pardon …

Johns Hopkins to Cut More Than 2,000 Workers Funded by Federal Aid  —  The university, a leader in scientific research, has been hard hit by the Trump administration's cuts, which will slash at least $800 million from its budget.  —  Johns Hopkins University, one of the country's leading centers …

Arlington Cemetery website drops links for Black, Hispanic, and women veterans  —  The website for Arlington National Cemetery “unpublished” links to lists of notable graves, walking tours and educational material pertaining to Black, Hispanic and women veterans, as well as some Medal of Honor recipients.

Paper-Thin Ethics  —  The Los Angeles Times is facing ethical questions after one of its shows aired what looked like a news story—but was actually an undisclosed promotion for billionaire owner Patrick Soon-Shiong's drug company. … Unlike the other stories that Coronado was spotlighting on the show, this one was rather peculiar.

Andy Beshear hits Newsom for hosting Bannon on his new podcast  —  The criticism amounts to what could be an early skirmish in the next Democratic presidential primary.  —  Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear took a swipe Thursday at a fellow leading Democrat, California Gov. Gavin Newsom …

North Carolina GOP town hall gets rowdy as attendees hurl scathing questions on Trump  —  Before answering an attendee's question about President Donald Trump's “destructive and disastrous trade war,” Rep. Chuck Edwards made a plea to the rowdy crowd at his Thursday town hall in Asheville, North Carolina.

Ron Nessen, Ford's White House Press Secretary, Dies at 90  —  He pledged a new era of openness in the wake of the Watergate scandal, but his relationship with the press corps proved rocky.  —  Ron Nessen, who as President Gerald R. Ford's press secretary from 1974 to 1977 pledged a new era …

Voters' Ratings On Economy And Trump Dip, Trade And Russia - Ukraine War Weigh On Trump's Numbers, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Majority Disapprove Of Trump's Handling Of Zelensky Meeting  — mail_outline  —  Seven weeks after President Donald Trump began his second term …

Farmers face steep losses in the middle of Trump's trade war and funding cuts  —  From funding cuts to tariffs, farmers have found themselves struggling to find markets for their products and facing the risk of steep losses for the year ahead.  —  Jennifer Gilkerson never imagined …

Tesla warns Trump administration it is ‘exposed’ to retaliatory tariffs  —  Elon Musk's electric-car maker says levies could make it costlier to produce vehicles in the US  —  Elon Musk's electric-car maker Tesla has warned that President Donald Trump's trade war could make it a target …

Postal Service signs cost-cutting deal with DOGE  —  The United States Postal Service said it has signed a deal with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to cut costs at the agency.  —  Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told congressional leaders in a letter that he had signed …